LUCY & JAMES: Deep Blue Rescue:

by S. B. Stein, Gwen Manfrin (Illustrator)

Overview

Deep Blue Rescue is book two of the LUCY & JAMES Adventure Series dealing with the plight of vanishing species around the globe.

Lucy and James, now fourteen, are about to start their second year at The World Academy, this time in North Iceland. They're here to study the effects of melting Arctic ice, but when a yearling whale mysteriously disappears from Skjafandi bay, everything changes. Why would someone want to kidnap a whale, and where could they possibly hide it? Lucy, passionate about all animals, but especially endangered ones will do whatever it takes to find and save this one whale. Time is running out, as a whale this young can't survive long without its mother. In the blue glow of a man-made cave, she convinces James to go on yet another rescue mission.

The devotion of the main characters, Lucy and James, is at the center of the story. A cast of fascinating minor characters, both human and robotic, are woven into the plot: Townes, Lucy's best friend and 'go-to tech guy' in New York; Ryan, a charismatic wheelchair-bound student, and James' best friend; Zabrina, a student from Brazil who is non-speaking; Mikhail, a mad scientist working in secret in an underground cavern - accompanied by his faithful companion and robot Rangvold and Asta, the mean headmistress of the Academy - to name just a few.

This high-spirited story takes readers on a modern-day Icelandic adventure; lost in a deadly snowstorm, riding Icelandic horses across snow-covered lava fields, and a harrowing trek through a lava tube to a suspenseful, exhilarating ending. For readers 9-14. appropriate for both MG and YA.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781737786719
Publisher:	S.STEIN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Publication date:	10/07/2021
Series:	Lucy & James Adventure Series , #2
Edition description:	Book 2 - Lucy & James Adventure Series
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sherry Blankenship Stein, aka, S.B. Stein, is a writer and designer based in Santa Fe New Mexico.A passionate advocate of endangered species, she travels the globe researching stories for the LUCY & JAMES Adventure Series. With a degree in industrial design from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena CA, she worked for Nike, Fila, Capezio and Ariat designing shoes and boots, and Gap in New York as director of men’s accessories. In 2005 she created her own line of sturdy utilitarian bags, STEIN WORKBAGS, presently made and
sold by Heath Ceramics in San Francisco under the label HEATH + STEIN.

Editorial Reviews

Not only is Deep Blue Rescue beautifully written by S.B.Stein, but the illustrations done by fine artist Gwen Manfrin add so much to the Lucy and James 2nd great adventure in Iceland. I was captivated from the first page and didn't lay it down till half way through! I liked seeing the Icelandic names in all their weirdness, the full descriptions of the cold weather, ice caves, and the Northern Lights.

Amazon reader - Char Vazquez

Ms Stein writes well and never condescends to her young readers. Her characters are smart and morally committed to doing whatever they can to counter the race to extinction of so many of the earth's species.
Lucy and her gang of friends are guided by the idea that helping one helps all. The plot is fast moving and the location is textured. Young readers may never go to Iceland, but after Deep Blue Rescue, they will have a feel for it.

Amazon reader - R. Bridges

Loved it!
I liked this book, I found it quite an easy read and managed to finish it quite quickly.
The characters are all interesting, especially Zabrina who is mute but writes and communicates through her guitar. The story is also really compelling. The book also has really beautiful sketches throughout which also help to bring the characters alive. I think the tone of the book and the nature of the story makes it a good book for young adults or an easy holiday read.

Reedsy Discovery - Emily Thompson

What impressed me, beyond the obvious talent of Stein (and again, the wonderful illustrations by Manfrin) is
weaving a tale that has you so unable to put the book down - the way she captures the character of the unique Icelandic environment, the lava fields and environment, the un-pronounceable places names, and the characters with such skill and fluid prose.

Amazon reader - Steve Diskin